and if you look at the statement made by john cornyn who's the head of the republican senator tore y'all campaign committee, it's a very uncomfortable i can't get distance from another nominee after we cut off todd akin but, boy, i don't want to get into this thicket at all. then if you pull out states like massachusetts where elizabeth warren has pulled out to at least a small but not insignificant and insurmountable lead, in arizona where jeff flake had to go through a very late primary in which he was roundly criticized within his own party, and richard carmona until his own recent gaffe making a joke about candy crowley at an inopportune moment, but a former bush surgeon general and iraq war veteran has proven to be a strong candidate. and in nevada where the superior turnout effort of the harry reid machine has kept shelley berkley within striking distance of dean heller, you've got a different kind of contest. democrats are not going to, are not likely to win all five of those contests, but every one that they win means that republicans have to win an extra seat to move closer to t